妙语佳句:

1.Over 18,000 plant species grow here,of which 3,000 are foundnowhere else.

nowhere else:没有其他地方

Nowhere else is there such a diversity.

其他任何地方都没有这种多样性。

2.Westernhigh society, in the grip of a gardening craze,was eager forexotic species from faraway places.

high society:上流社会

He has penetrated into high society.

他已经踏进上层社会。

be eager for:想得到, 渴望

He is eager for you to meet his friends.

他热切希望你见见他的朋友。

3.Thisgave rise toa new breed of celebrity adventurers.

give rise to:引起

Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.

她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

4.Yunnan became their Holy Grail.

Holy Grail:是Jesus在最后的晚宴上使用的餐具据称有不可思议的神奇力量

5.Remarkable film footage captured his entourage ona series ofexpeditions,as theypushed intothe deepest corners of Yunnan.

a series of:一系列, 一连串

A series of accidents disordered the shop.

一连串的意外事件把店里弄得乱七八糟。

push into:推进, 推动

She was pushed into going to university by her parents.

她是父母逼著上大学的。

考考你:

直到一个多世纪前这里还是个未为人知的世外桃源。

这也造就了新物种的探险家。

上期答案:

Southwest China's red pandas are known for their very strong facial markings

the rocks have been raised eight kilometres above sea level,